Connect to database with Amazon Redshift

Question

Trying to do something really simple, not sure why it's not working.

I downloaded SQL workbench and connected to my Redshift driver. Connection is fine. I created a database using CREATE DATABASE dbexample

Now I'm trying to connect to the database. I've tried \\c dbexample and \\connect dbexample and am getting the following error:

An error occurred when executing the SQL command:
\connect dbname

[Amazon](500310) Invalid operation: syntax error at or near "\" 
Position: 1;

\connect dbname
^
1 statement failed.

Anyone know why it's not connecting?

Answer 1

The \\backslash commands are specific to the psql utility and are not generic SQL commands for use in a product such as SQL Workbench.

Instead, specify the database name when you connect SQL Workbench to the database.

Answer 2

Provide the name of the database in the URL itself: